Seaford weather in April

In April, Seaford sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Seaford's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seaford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:13 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Seaford is coastal town and civil parish in East Sussex, England.

Density
1,313/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical April day in Seaford reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Seaford weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9814.40.58.21.3
Feb / 6711.60.69.71.1
Mar / 5310.10.311.51.6
Apr10° / 489.2013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.5015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°488.7016.24.7
Jul17° / 15°508.6015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°639.1014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6810.7012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°11414.3010.43.9
Nov12° / 12315.908.72.5
Dec / 11114.60.47.81.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44555
54555
64654
74654
84753
94852
104951
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Seaford gets around 48 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1228
1328
1428
1527
1628
1728
1828
1929
2029
2130
2230
2331
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2631
2731
2831
2931
3031

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in April

Winds average 22 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
323breezy
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523breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 4:45 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:22
212.65:456:23
312.75:426:25
412.85:406:26
512.85:386:28
612.95:366:30
713.05:336:31
813.05:316:33
913.15:296:35
1013.25:276:36
1113.25:246:38
1213.35:226:40
1313.45:206:41
1413.45:186:43
1513.55:166:45
1613.55:136:46
1713.65:116:48
1813.75:096:49
1913.75:076:51
2013.85:056:53
2113.95:036:54
2213.95:016:56
2314.04:596:58
2414.04:576:59
2514.14:557:01
2614.24:537:03
2714.24:517:04
2814.34:497:06
2914.34:477:07
3014.44:457:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Seaford

In seasonPeak

None of Seaford's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Seaford's rainy season runs August–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Seaford?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Seaford.

What to pack for Seaford in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Seaford sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Seaford in April

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Seaford in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seaford peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Seaford?

Seaford sits at 50.8°N, 0.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Peacehaven, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Seaford

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Seaford.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seaford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m.

The land around Seaford is covered by water (43%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (40%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Peacehaven 8.0 km · Rottingdean 12 km · Eastbourne 13 km · Lewes 13 km · Hailsham 15 km · Brighton 18 km · Hove 20 km · Uckfield 22 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Seaford (50.7714°, 0.1027°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).